Carpet and rug beating apparatus



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. H. L. SCHNEIDER CARPET AND RUG BE-ATING APPARATUS Filed June 5. 1926 2SheetswShee l SM5 w es llllll/ inheritor N HLf'oiz/zezde; N

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g H. 1 SCHNEIDER CARPET AND RUG HEATING APPARATUS Filed June 5. 1926 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented July 19, 1927.

' UNITED STATES Itanium L sdIINEIDEn, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

`(migrar im RUG BEArING 4lunuiaacrUs.

Ap'piiatmn alga June a, 192e. serial No. 113,451.

My resent invention has to do with the beating of carpets, rugs and thelike for the removal of dust' and dirt therefrom; and it contemplatesthe provision' of a highly eilil cient apparatus for beating rugs,ycarpets-and the like. Other objects and practical advantages or theinvention Will be lfully understood from the following'description"andclaims when )0 the same are read in connection `With the drawings,'accompanying' and forming part of this specification, in Which- Figure1 is'a view, partly in elevation and partly in longitudinalverticalysection, `of the l5 apparatus' constitutingthe best practicalempbodiment of my invention that have as yet devised.V i

VFigure, 2 is an elevation showing oneend of the apparatus.

Figure 3 is anl elevation showing the opposite end of the' a paratus.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all ofthe views of Ythel draivings; I t te Among other elements my novelapparatus comprises a' main frame 1 which may be ofthe structureillustrated or of any other construction compatible vvith the purpose ofmy invention. The said. main frame 1 is equipped with aside Wall 2 andatop `wall Sfand is also equipped with side Wallt made up in part ofdropldoors 5 7 andV 6, the drop door 5 being to enable anvoperative to enterbetween'the'walls land 4 for purposes or repair or for lubricatingparts'of tbs apparatus, and the door 6 being' for the introduction andremoval of carpets, rugs or other-articles tobe'beaten. 2

ItA Will be appreeiated from the foregoing that the .apparatus is open"at .its opposite ends and I vmuldhere have it understood that myimprovement comprises a blower fan 7 at one end of the apparatus," The`said blower fan 7 is preferably arranged in guard casing 8 andiisfadtqted to send a blast of air longitudinally through the centralportion of: theapparatus inthe direction indicated by the larve arrovvin Figure 1. Said blovver'ifan 7 is tiered to a shaft9`havin'gpulflyaflO and 11 aft its ends'gthe pulley" 11 being forconnection to any appropriate motor, not illustrated. The pulley 1Q isadaptedto receive belts 127 Figure 2, andthe said belts 1'2 are designedto transmit'motion to pulleys 13 onv longitudinal f sh'aft's V111, thesaid 55 shafts 141 being ecp'rippedV at intermediate points in their'lengths 'With'fta'ppet's '15, as appears in Figures f1 rand 3L i 'Y V iFulcrumed at 16 on thernainfrarne or rather on longitudinal: rods 17carried the main frame are srvingable beaters '12S each ofi'vhic'h isprovided With a bladeor coin'- pai'i'atively wide portion 19, Figure 1LRer'tractilesprings 20 are interposed between and connected to the upperarinsot4 the beaters' 18 andv ortions of the main frame, thesaidretractiiespringsQO having for their function to suddenly pull theupper arms. of the' beatersl inwardly vvherif the lovver of the beatersare released by theircom- 70 plementary tappet's 15'.

Iny order that some of the beaters 18 may be rendered idle' whendesirable, as vv'hena carpet yo-rv rug isnot sufficiently Wide to enableall of the beatersgto: engage the same, I provide hold backVsprings.21,"on'e toeach beater 18. The said springs 21 yare connectedlto and extendoutvvardly from the upper arms of the beaters 18, andtheouter ends or the springs- 21 are connected to threaded rods 22guided in the main frame 1 Land equipped outivardly beyond the casingWalls 2 and 4' withV leverz nuts 23.- anifestly when the Aoperative ofthe apparatus desires to place 'any one or more of the beaters 1S out ofcommission, itis simply necessary for ther operative "to manipulateappropriate nuts 23 so asto draw certain, springs 21 and'A the upper'arms'of the" beaters ISTQnnectedto said-springs outwardly, so that thebeaters referred towill' not be caused tov act against a rfug, carpet orthe' like'v positioned in 'the apparatus. l y

'Mounted in they upper portion ofthe main ramea'nd casing isl a' roller30" through the mediumofwhich aA rug,V c'rp'etfor the like may be' movedin the apparatusV betvve'en the Sets of beater' blades Liafer the"presentation of dileretit parte oftherugfcar etf'orf o im@ 'ce the aretrades" The' ai 'rentra m if is preferably, though not necessarily,provided with a peripheral portion 42 of rubber, and is adapted, byvirtue of the vertical adjustability of its bearngs 40 to accommodateitself to rugs, carpets and the like of different thicknesses.

Arranged within the frame and casing and at opposite sides of the roller30 are shoes 50, spaced from the perimeter of the roller 30 and designedto guide a rug, carpet or the like after the manner indicated by thedotted lines 51 in Figure 2.

The main shaft 9 is connected by a belt on appropriate pulleys with ashort shaft 61 upon the outer end of which is a miter gear 62, Figures land 3. The gear 62 is disposed vertically and is meshed with ahorizontal miter gear 63 and a short shaft journaled in a bracket 64,and the said short shaft is equipped at its upper end with a miter gear65. The shaft of the roller 30 is designated by 30X, and is equippedwith loose miter gears 30*1 and 30h, located at opposite sides of themiter gear 65. The said miter gears 30a and 30b are iiXed to a sleeve30, and the said sleeve BOc is splined on the shaft 30 or is otherwiseassociated with the shaft 30 so as to turn therewith and be capable ofmoving endwise thereof. Manifestly when the gear 30 is meshed with thegear 65, the roller 30 will be rotated in one direction, While when thegear 801 is meshed with the gear 65 the roller 30 will be turned in theopposite direction. The sleeve 30 is designed to be shifted endwisethrough the medium of a hand lever 70, fulcrumed at 71, and hence itwill be understood that incident to the operation of the apparatus, anoperative is enabled to move a rug, carpet or the like in oppositedirections so as to present different portions of the rug or carpet tothe blades 9 of the beaters 18.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that without being undulyexpensive in construction., my novel apparatus is highly efficient inoperation, and is adapted to be operated with but little attention.

I have entered into a detailed description of the construction andrelative arrange* ment of the parts embraced in the present andpreferred embodiment of my invention in order to impart a full, clearand exact understanding of the said embodiment. I do not desire,however, to be understood as limiting myself to the constructiondisclosed, my invention being defined by my appended claims Within thescope of which modifications may be made without dcpar or the like, fedthereover, a gravitationa roller mounted above the first-named rollerand adapted to press a carpet, rug or the like against the latter,iguideshoes at opposite sides of and spaced from the first named roller, meansfor rotating the firstnamed roller in opposite directions, said meanscontrollable by an operative, sets of oscillatory beaters having beaterarms and tappet arms, spring means associated with the beater arms andthe frame for forcibly moving saidbeater arms against a carpet, rug orthe like, rotary tappet means arranged to cooperate with the tappet armsof the beaters to move the beater arms thereof away from a rug, carpetor the like, means associated with the beater arms of the beaters andthe frame, whereby any one of the beater arms may be rendered idle, anda blower fan located at one end of the frame and adapted to force airlongitudinally through the frame and alongside the beaters.

2. In an apparatus for beating rugs, carpets and the like, and incombination, a frame, a rug or carpet supporting and moving rollermounted in the frame, guide means at opposite sides of and spaced fromsaid roller, a gravitational roller superposed upon the first-namedroller, longitudinal shaftl mounted in the frame and spaced apart,oscillatory beaters mounted at intermediate points in their lengths onsaid longitudinal .shafts and having blades on their beater arms andalso having lower tappet arms, retractile springs interposed between andconnected to the beater arms and the frame, threaded rods mounted in theframe. nuts on said rods outwardly beyond the frame, springs interposedbetween said rods and the beater arms, longitudinal shafts carried bythe .frame and located below the first-na1ned longitudinal shafts,tappets on the secondnamed longitudinal shafts and arranged to cooperatewith the tappet arms of the beaters, means for rotating the second-namedshafts, and operative controlled meansfor turning the first-named rollerin opposite di= rections.

3. In an apparatus for beating carpets, rugs and the like, thecombination with a. frame, roller means in the frame and adapted tosupport a carpet, rug, or the like in position to be beaten, a set ofbeaters mountrug, or the like, of threaded rods mounted ed in the frameand having beater arms and in the frame, nuts mounted on said rodsoutaiso having tappet arms, rotary tappets for wardly beyond the frame,and retraetle 1 cooperating with the tappet arms of the springsinterposed bet-Ween and connected to 5 beaters, and spring meansconnected with the beaters and said threaded rods.

the beater arms of the beaters for the forci- In testimony-whereof Iafixmy signature.

ble movement of the same against ak carpet, HERMAN L. SCHNEIDER. Y

